HISTORY
History
| 1959 | Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) established |
| 1960 | JIIA approved as incorporated foundation affiliated with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Monthly publication "Kokusai Mondai" first published |
| 1963 | JIIA approved as specified public interest promotion corporation |
| 1981 | Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) Secretariat established |
| 1994 | Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Secretariat established |
| 1996 | Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (CPDNP) established |
| 2008 | JIIA ranked 2nd in Asia in "Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings" announced by University of Pennsylvania (US) |
| 2010 | 19th PECC General Meeting held in Japan JIIA celebrates 50th anniversary |
| 2012 | JIIA certified by Prime Minister as public interest incorporated foundation; JIIA assumes new status |
| 2014 | JIIA ranked 1st in Asia and 13th globally in "Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings" JIIA merged with Institute of World Economy |
| 2017 | JIIA again ranked 1st in Asia and 14th globally in "Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings" |
Successive Chairman
| Chairman | Shigeru Yoshida (Dec 1959 - Oct 1967) (former Prime Minister) |
| Acting Chairman | Morinosuke Kajima (Oct 1967 - Jun 1973) Chairman, Kajima Institute of International Peace |
| Chairman | Morinosuke Kajima (Jun 1973 - Dec 1975) Chairman, Kajima Institute of International Peace |
| Acting Chairman | Kogoro Uemura (Dec 1975 - Apr 1976) Honorary Chairman, Keidanren |
| Chairman | Shozo Hotta (Apr 1976 - Feb 1990) Chairman, The Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. |
| Acting Chairman | Yoshizane Iwasa (Feb 1990 - Mar 1991) Advisor, The Fuji Bank, Ltd. |
| Chairman | Yoshizane Iwasa (Mar 1991 - Jun 1999) Advisor, The Fuji Bank, Ltd. |
| Chairman | Gaishi Hiraiwa (Jul 1999 - May 2007) Advisor, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. |
| Acting Chairman | Reijiro Hattori (May 2007 - Apr 2011) Honorary Chairman, Seiko Holdings Corporation |
| Chairman | Taizo Nishimuro (Apr 2011 - June 2016) Advisor to the Board, Toshiba Corporation |
| Acting Chairman | Shigemitsu Miki (June 2016 - June 2018) Senior Advisor, MUFJ Bank, Ltd |
| Chairman | Motoyuki Oka (June 2018 - Present) |
* Title indicates position held when appointed Chairman/Acting Chairman
Successive President
| Kanichiro Kubota | January 1962 - May 1965 |
| Setsuya Beppu | May 1965 - April 1968 |
| Taro Tokunaga | April 1968 - September 1969 |
| Hisanaga Shimazu | September 1969 - December 1973 |
| Michitoshi Takahashi | December 1973 - October 1977 |
| Katsumi Ono | October 1977 - October 1980 |
| Toru Nakagawa | October 1980 - May 1984 |
| Kinya Niizeki | May 1984. 5 - April 1990 |
| Nobuo Matsunaga | April 1990 - March 1999 |
| Hisashi Owada | March 1999 - January 2003 |
| Yukio Satoh | February 2003 - January 2009 |
| Yoshiji Nogami | February 2009 - June 2018 |
| Kenichiro Sasae | June 2018 - Present |